Outcomes in children with enterovirus meningitis in London, England: a retrospective multicentre cohort study, 2013 - 2023
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Abstract
Non-polio enteroviruses (EV) are the most common cause of meningitis in children. We conducted a retrospective case series of long-term outcomes in 243 children between 1/1/2013 and 31/12/2023 across four tertiary centres in London. Adverse outcomes were associated with absence of fever at presentation (odds ratio, OR 4.65, 95% CI 1.03, 20.83), presence of seizures (OR 7.40, 95% CI 1.05, 51.96) and presence of comorbidities at baseline (OR 5.27, 95% CI 1.18, 23.47). Full recovery was seen in 153/160 (95.6%) of children who were under 3 months of age. These data may help clinicians to counsel parents and policymakers on streamlining care pathways following hospital discharge.
Date Issued
2026-03-01
Date Acceptance
2026-02-18
Citation
Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2026, 13 (3)
ISSN
2328-8957
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Journal / Book Title
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Volume
13
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s) 2026. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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10.1093/ofid/ofag112
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ofag112
Date Publish Online
2026-03-09